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Monday, January 24, 2011

{Valentine Heart Garland}

I made a felt leaf garland back in the Fall that I fell in love with, so I decided to translate that same idea for V-Day. My banister needed some love!

If you have die-cut capabilities, this project was SUPER easy, and if not, it's just easy!

ITEMS YOU NEED:

Heart templates or die-cut(s)

Felt

Jute Twine

Fabric glue

Needle & thread

Sewing machine (optional)

Using my Cuttlebug, I started by cutting the largest heart in my Nestabilities heart stack. I use my Nesties a LOT!

I cut 16 of the largest heart in both red and pink felt that I had on hand.

I used 2 hearts for each space on the garland, just to make each one a little heavier and to look a little more finished.

You could easily do the same just by finding a heart template, tracing your felt, and cutting them out individually. You also don't have to double them.

Then I cut out smaller hearts in coordinating pink and red to add to the front of the larger ones. I then sewed the doubled large hearts together on my machine.

I added the smaller hearts to the fronts with Aleene's Quick Grab Glue. It was late and I didn't want to sew in a small area, ha! You could easily hand or machine stitch these on as well. The glue worked for me though!

Then I rolled out my trusty jute (I swear I use this on a ton of projects!) and just hand stitched it to the top back of each heart. I like the rustic look and feel of jute twine!

Hang and enjoy! Easy and inexpensive "love" for a banister (or fireplace).